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Where is Fima now?
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February 10 - 13 Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 with Michael Tilson Thomas
Chicago, IL
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February 14 with Musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven - Quintet for Piano and Winds
Dalbavie - Piano Trio
Brahms - Piano Quintet
Chicago, IL
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February 19
Aspen, CO
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The New York Philharmonic European tour continues
Fima Bronfman continues his tour with the New York Philharmonic performing Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 with the orchestra and music director Alan Gilbert. This past week the tour swept through Spain, Switzerland and Germany. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, reviewing the Zurich concert, wrote "Yefim Bronfman triumphed over Sergei Prokofiev’s technically brutal Piano Concerto No. 2 with the ease of a master." This weekend, the tour continues to Colonge, Germany before wrapping up next week in Paris and London.
Posted on 28 January 2010
Fima joins the New York Philharmonic on their European Tour
After garnering tremendous acclaim from the New York audience and press for his recent performance with the New York Philharmonic, Fima joins the orchestra on its first European tour since Alan Gilbert took the reins as music director, On this tour, the powerhouse pianist will perform Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto in nine European cities, including London, Paris, Zurich, Cologne, Madrid, and Barcelona.
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Posted on 21 January 2010
The Washington Post picks Fima's Salonen Concerto CD as one of the Best of 2009.
In her year end wrap up, Anne Midgette of the Washington Post chose Fima's recording of the Esa-Pekka Salonen piano concerto as one of the best of 2009. This same CD recently received a Grammy Nomination for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra).
Posted on 21 December 2009
FIma's Winter Schedule Includes European Tour With The New York Philharmonic
Fima Bronfman has a full winter ahead, featuring high-profile engagements with some of the nation’s leading conductors and orchestras, in some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls. Having been selected as soloist for “Europe / Winter 2010”, the New York Philharmonic’s first European tour since Alan Gilbert took the reins as music director, the powerhouse pianist will perform Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto in nine European cities, including London, Paris, Zurich, Cologne, Madrid, and Barcelona (Jan 21 – Feb 4), and as part of an all-Russian program at the orchestra’s home in New York, early in the New Year (Lincoln Center, Jan 7, 8, & 12). Fima also performs Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Zubin Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic this week (Dec 10-13) and Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Michael Tilson Thomas and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra later in the season (Feb 10-13).
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Posted on 14 December 2009
Fima gets Grammy Nomination
The Grammy nominations are out and Fima got the nod in the Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) category for his recording of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Piano Concerto with the composer conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic. While reviewing this recording of the concerto, the New York Times wrote that Fima “plays the fiendishly difficult piano part with stunning virtuosity.” Fima previously won a Grammy award in 1996 in the same category for his recording the three Bartok concertos with Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Posted on 3 December 2009